The investigation does not know what happened. At one point, the minor’s stepfather, Roberto Cote Valgarcel, was listed as a suspect, but no charges were filed against him in the case. In 2014, Gotay Valcárcel was prosecuted by authorities for stealing items from a store in Florida.
At another time, it was revealed that authorities did not rule out that the minor had been taken out of the country and taken to the Dominican Republic or the United States, but these theories were never confirmed.
According to the head of the DSP, they do not have any new clues that could lead the investigation, but they will start by assessing how the investigation turned out. “There are 8 to 10 boxes on different beliefs and intelligence reports. All are under evaluation by the case agent. At that time we will talk to parents and relatives,” explained Torres.
He indicated that unlike in the past, they expect to use more technical tools in the search, such as artificial intelligence, to help show a possible picture of the current Rolandito at age 29.
For his part, Interpol now has „more than 19 databases around the world” that help it „find people in other countries” more efficiently.
„I can say as a researcher with extensive experience, that confidence is the last thing lost. I have confidence in the team we have and the work tools we have,” he added.
Both officials highlighted that the emergence of new technologies has helped clarify missing persons cases in various jurisdictions, including Puerto Rico. They pointed to the case of a woman identified as Patricia CoptReported missing in Pennsylvania 30 years ago, she was found in Puerto Rico in March of last year through DNA testing.
According to Torres, Interpol currently has six agents in Puerto Rico.
In addition to the Jusino Salas case, the panel will reopen 12 other cases:
He is now 40 years old. He disappeared on February 10, 2001 from the Comunidad Louisiana urbanization of Juana Díaz.
Now he will be 31 years old. He disappeared on May 21, 2006 from his home located in the urbanization of Villas del Río in Guanilla. At the time of her disappearance, the girl had a veil on her tongue.
He is now 30 years old. She disappeared from her home in San Lorenzo Valley, San Lorenzo. She wore pink lycra pants, a short pink shirt and a wine-colored sweater with black sandals.
Now he will be 29 years old. On November 26, 2008, he went missing when he did not return from school at around 7.30 am.
Now he will be 36 years old. He disappeared on May 2, 1992 while in the company of a relative, who is now in Puerto Rico. It is thought to be somewhere in the eastern United States.
Now they will be 61 and 62 years old respectively. They were abducted on May 5, 1974 while visiting a family friend’s house in Luquillo.
He is now 49 years old. He disappeared on July 6, 1976. He was last seen playing with his identical twin brother on July 6, 1976 at Adjuntas. He has a butterfly shaped scar on the right side of his head.
Now he will be 39 years old. He was last seen at 5:30 a.m. on September 9, 1999, when his relatives dropped him off at his residence at Camino Real Condominiums in Guanabo, PR to get some medication.
He is now 35 years old. He was last seen on June 20, 1998 in Guanilla. He was wearing blue shorts and a white shirt. He has a scar on his left eyebrow.
Now he will be 37 years old. He disappeared on November 14, 2000 in the early morning hours of the Jagana neighborhood of Yabucoa, Puerto Rico. The young woman wore her school uniform, a burgundy vest and a burgundy pleated skirt.
He is now 25 years old. He was last seen on April 27, 2015 near the Albert Einstein School in Barrio Obrero, San Juan. He was wearing a school uniform with navy blue pants, a gray polo shirt with the school logo, black shoes and an indigo blue and orange backpack.
If anyone has information related to these cases, you can contact Interpol at 787-903-7975 or by email at interpolpr@dsp.gov.
